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When Mrs. Kinch and I were on honeymoon we visited the Tower. There were a group of US college students who were abusing one of the (I believe it was the Irish Guards as it happens) Guardsmen on duty, calling him names and that sort of thing. One of them kept asking him "What do you do all day man? What do you do?"

A small wiry beefeater walked very quietly behind them and in a level tone said something along the lines of "Counts the ways he knows to murder c*nts like you". He then proceeded to give the group such a beasting that they fled the Tower. Absolutely extraordinary noise coming out of such a relatively small chap. He was Australian and was a premier league player in the Aussie national sport of swearing. It was excellent.

I've seen that video on FB. Unbelievable. Most tourists don't realize that these are real soldiers. I hung around a platoon of Guardsmen in the field for a day, and like all squad dies they are tough, profane, and highly professional soldiers, only more so. You don't want to piss them off.CK's story is brilliant.

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Too much reading about the Napoleonic period led me to the next step of wargaming it! The onhand reservoir of information at the academic library I work in means I'm a pig in muck where research comes into it. The cost factor was always a hindrance and having a young family meant that I didn't have the time. Now my family are growing up and I have a bit more disposable income, I've discovered the wonderful world of wargaming in 20mm plastic (plus a little bit of lead)!